Odette Yustman (full name Odette Juliette Yustman) was born on May 10, 1985, in Los Angeles, California. Her mother is Cuban and her father is Italian-French.
Odette's acting career began at the age of 5. She acted in the movie "Kindergarten Cop" (1990) with Arnold Schwarzenegger. After that, Odette was seen in a number of productions like "Dear God" and "Remembrance".
Odette completed her high school before up entertainment as her full time career. She also started modeling in the meantime till she landed some good job in acting. Odette didn't have to wait for long.
In 2006, Odette Yustman got a front role in the show "South Beach", produced by Jennifer Lopez. Though the series was canceled later on, it gave
her a healthy amount of publicity. Her next role was in "Reckless Behaviour: Caught on Tape". In 2007, she acted in the series "October Road" as Aubrey.
Towards the middle of 2007, Odette got a role in "Transformers" and "Cloverfield" - two big movies which gave her a new wave of publicity. With this success, she also acted in the movie "Friday the 13th" (2008).
She was nominated in 2008 for a Teen Choice Award at the Teen Choice Awards for Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller for Cloverfield (2008).
Why is she famous?
Odette Yustman is famous as an actress for her role in the movies "Cloverfield", "Transformers" and "South Beach". She has also acted in a number of TV series.
Here is one of her famous quotes:
"I grew up on a farm… I'd watch my grandfather shoot our pigs in the head. It was horrifying -- until we'd eat them."
- Odette Yustman